Reviewed the off field treatment rule (OTR) and it's hard to see how Villarreal handled this correctly in Atlanta Off Field Treatment Rule: If...
The fact we are having this discussion means the assignment was an error. The club's accusation is plausible although I don't think any conscious...
I don't think they necessarily have to come down on the club but if they don't they should acknowledge some form of error, otherwise this makes a...
I think there definitely has to be a response here from the FA acknowledging fault of some kind (“unschöner schiedsrichtereinsatz") or a major...
this isn’t “ref you suck” this is an explicit accusation of bias. with NFO one point above relegation I have to think they are considering...
I mean, I get wanting to disincentivize time wasting but forcing a hockey style power play because someone took a few seconds too long getting to...
I think this quote from Jim Curtin will go down as one of the best on this subject. “What does clear and obvious even mean? What’s clear and...
wow - didn't see the restart. Not even a foul ?
Both Szpala and Rivas seem much more aggressive when dealing with player confrontations. Szpala with some very aggressive body language (head...
my goodness this is awful I mean these can be singularly career ending tackles and somehow we don’t punish them because… I just don’t get it
Went back and saw another replay - looks way closer to the shoulder than it did the first two times decision as is seems reasonable
84’ in Cincinnati - NYRB sure looked like NY defender stopped a cross with his arm up but no call and no OFR recommended saw it live and one...
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Rejected OFR in Miami-MTY (71') - player in offside position potentially interfering with GK line of sight. IMO this was correctly rejected
Fischer (Arfa, Barwegen), Penso (Mayo, Nesbit), Martinez (Lopez, Ramirez) and Garcia (Diaz Medina, Ramirez) from CONCACAF
https://inside.fifa.com/technical/refereeing/news/fifa-match-officials-appointed-for-olympic-football-tournaments-paris-2024
Brown seems very comfortable with a lot of physical contact from the Tigres players.
Apparently I need to pay closer attention
I saw Freemon (I think) use the spray to set a defensive wall then spray another line again to show where the attacking players could stand I'm...
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78’ in CIN NYC NYC player hit in the head with a clearance and drops hard and fast; about as obvious a head injury as I’ve seen; takes about 20...
The thing that stuck out to me most was the incredibly picky insistence on where free kicks and throw ins were taken. He insisted on retaking...
I will write more later but broadcast doesn’t communicate how poorly handled this was. and this isn’t referencing KMI - it’s just all the little...
Went to my first in person game since the lockout Just hope PSRA haven’t ratified anything yet - suspect they can tack on another zero or two to...
"Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream things that never were, and ask why not." @MassachusettsRef , probably